Wen-Bin Liau

Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Phone: 886-2-2362-6119
E-mail: wbliau@ccms.ntu.edu.tw

LIAU'S GROUP

¡½Educational Background

Ph.D.      University of Utah¡@¡@                     1986.01 - 1989.08
M.S.¡@   University of Utah¡@                          1982.09 - 1985.12
B.S.        National Taiwan Univeristy¡@        ¡@1976.09 - 1980.06

¡½Research Interests

Polymer physics, Molecular modeling, Mechanical & dielectric relaxation, polymer blends

¡½Selected Publications

1. R.H. Boyd and W.B. Liau, 1986, "Mechanical Moduli of Spherulitic Lamellar Semicrystalline Polymers", Macromolecules, pp.2246-2249.
2. R.A. Sorensen, W.B. Liau and R.H. Boyd, 1988, "Prediction of Polymer Crystal Structure and Properties. A Method Utilizing Simultaneous Inter- and Intramolecular Energy Minimization", Macromolecules, pp.194-199.
3. R.A. Sorensen, W.B. Liau, L. Kesner and R.H. Boyd, 1988, "Prediction of Polymer Crystal Structures and Properties. Polyethylene and Poly(oxymethylene)", Macromolecules, pp.200- 208.
4. W.B. Wu, W.Y. Chiu, and W.B. Liau, 1997, "Casting Solvent Effect on Crystallization Behavior of Poly(vinyl acetate)/Poly(ethylene oxide) Blends: DSC Study", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 64, pp. 411-421.
5. W.B. Liau and K.C. Cheng, "Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation of Lightly Cross-linked Natural Rubber," Polymer, 39, pp. 6007-6012 (1998). (SCI)
6. W.B. Liau and F.P. Tseng, "The Effect of Long Term Ultraviolet Light Irradiation on Polymer Matrix Composites," Polymer Composites, 19, pp.440-445 (1998). (SCI) (NSC 81-F-SP-002-01)
7. A. S. Liu, W. B. Liau, and W. Y. Chiu, "Studies on Blends of Binary Crystalline Polymers. 1. Miscibility and Crystallization Behavior in Poly(butylene terephthalate)/Polyarylates Based on Bisphenol A Isophthalate," Macromolecules, 31, pp.6593-6599 (1998). (SCI) (NSC 84-2216-E-002-017)
8. W.B. Liau, "Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation of Lightly Cross-linked Epoxidized Natural Rubber," Polymer, 40, pp.599-605 (1999). (SCI)
9. W.B. Liau, A.S. Liu, and W.Y. Chiu, "Miscibility Behaviors in Poly(butylene terephthalate)/Polyarylates Based on Bisphenol A Copolymer Blends," J. Polymer Research, 6, pp. 27-33 (1999). (SCI) (NSC 87-2216-E-002-006)
10. W.B. Liau and C. J. Lan, "Structure and Properties of in Ą-form Crystalline Poly(vinylidene fluoride)," Chinese J. Materials Sci., V.31, No. 1, pp. 43-56 (1999). (NSC 83-0405-E-002-083)
11. C.S. Cho, W.B. Liau, and L.W. Chen, "Single-Crystal Structure Analysis of Novel Aryl Phosphinate Diglycidyl Ether," Acta Crystallographica Section B, 55, 525-529 (1999). (SCI)
12. W.B. Liau, J.S. Uen, and W.Y. Chiu, "The Application of Blending Law on Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Linear/Star and Star/Star Polymer Blends," European Polymer J., 36, 101-109 (2000). (SCI´Á¥Z) (NSC 85-2216-E-002-013, NSC 86-2216-E-002-007, NSC 87-2216-E-002-022)
13. W.B. Liau and C.F. Chang, "Casting Solvent Effect on Crystallization Behavior and Morphology of Poly(ethylene oxide)/Poly(methyl methacrylate)," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 76, 1627-1636 (2000). (SCI´Á¥Z) (NSC 86-2216-E-002-007)
14. W.B. Liau, A.S. Liu, and W.Y. Chiu, "Morphology and Growth Kinetics in Poly(butylene terephthalate)/Polyarylates based on Bisphenol A Isophthalate," Macromol. Chem. Phys., 203, 294 (2002). (SCI) (NSC 87-2216-E-002-006)